Church Quotes — Page 38

Essayist, Philosopher, Poet

“Go into one of our cool churches, and begin to count the words that might be spared, and in most places the entire sermon will go.”

Might Church Sermons

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Ralph Waldo Emerson

Essayist, Philosopher, Poet

“The Church seems to totter to its fall, almost all life extinct. On this occasion, any complaisance would be criminal which told you, whose hope and commission it is to preach the faith of Christ, that the faith of Christ is preached.”

Fall Church Criminals

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SA

Sandy Adams

Artist

“I am a Christian. My husband and I belong to the Episcopal Church.”

Christian Church

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RW

Rebecca West

Novelist, Journalist

“Where there is real love one wants to go to church first.”

Want Real

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Samuel Johnson

Lexicographer, Essayist, Critic

“To be of no church is dangerous. Religion, of which the rewards are distant, and which is animated only by faith and hope, will glide by degrees out of the mind unless it be invigorated and reimpressed by external ordinances, by stated calls to worship, and the salutary influence of example.”

Mind Church Religion

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SL

Sandra Lee

Chef

“When I'm really stressed out, I go to church. I light candles and sit and pray. And I'll ask myself, What's the lesson? Why am I going through this? There's got to be a reason I'm here. What am I supposed to learn?”

Light Church Stressed

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Voltaire

Philosopher, Writer

“Whenever an important event, a revolution, or a calamity turns to the profit of the church, such is always signalised as the Finger of God.”

Church Atheism Important Events

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Thomas Aquinas

Philosopher, Theologian

“The custom of the Church has very great authority and ought to be jealously observed in all things.”

Church Authority Jealously

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ST

Scarlett Thomas

Author

“Over to my left is the big grey wall in front of the church. Are we the Thoughts of God? a poster asks. No, I realise. It's the reverse.”

Wall Church Posters

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Thomas Huxley

Biologist, Anthropologist

“If a man cannot see a church, it is preposterous to take his opinion about its altar-piece or painted window.”

Men Church Pieces

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Tupac Shakur

Rapper, Actor, Activist

“Burnin' churches, fearin' God, Who can be so cruel, We all ignorant to AIDS, Till it happens to you.”

Church Ignorant Rapper

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Trey Parker

Animator, Writer, Director

“Before the church responded, a lot of people would ask us, 'Are you afraid of what the church would say?' And Trey and I were like, 'They're going to be cool.' And they were like, 'No, they're not. There are going to be protests.' And we were like, 'Nope, they're going to be cool.' We weren't that surprised by the church's response. We had faith in them.”

People Church Protest

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